Ghoriwala
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Ghoriwala is a town and union council located in District Bannu. The town is predominantly inhabited by Mughal Khel branch of Yousafzai Pashtuns. Originally, the tribe's ancestral father Mughal khan Yousafzai or Hassan Khan Yousafzai who came from Ghazni, Afghanistan where he was believed to be from one of the Subedars (Generals) of the Ruler of Ghor (The region between Ghazni and Kandahar was known as Ghor). The origin of King Mahmoud Ghaznawi, who invaded India 21 times. Mahmud of Ghazni November 2, 971 A.D. - April 30, 1030), actually Yamīn ad-Dawlah Abd al-Qāṣim Maḥmūd Ibn Sebüktegīn, was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who ruled from 997 until his death in 1030 in the eastern Iranian lands. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Iran, Afghanistan as well as Pakistan and North-West India. He was also the first ruler to carry the title Sultan ("authority"), signifying the extent of his power, though preserving the ideological link to the sovereignty of the Caliph. Mahmud was considered the most philandering of all classical rulers, he had 9 wives and close to 56 children with up to 32 women, Buzurg of Shahriyar wrote. The name Ghoriwala, is also believed to have been inspired by the name "Ghor", the origin of these people
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Coordinates: 32°54'6"N 70°43'14"E
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- KURUM RIVER 11 km
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